Podcasts de research

Managerial Contractors: Does the Freedom Outweigh the Downsides?

In their latest research, Wharton’s Matthew Bidwell and Tracy Anderson explore the benefits and...

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Private Mortgage Insurance Protection: Are We Any Safer Today?

Wharton's Benjamin Keys looks at why systems to protect taxpayers from the mortgage market losses...

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A Story of Adds and Exits: What it Really Means to Pivot

Wharton’s Jacqueline Kirtley studied seven early-stage firms in the energy and cleantech sector...

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The Cost of Debt: What Are Firms Willing to Pay?

In his latest research, Wharton’s Michael Schwert uses a novel data set to examine the pricing of...

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The Science of Breakthroughs: What Holds Some Ideas Back?

New Wharton research looks at the spread of breakthroughs in the life sciences, offering new...

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How a Small Change Can Help Fix the Health Care System

New research from Wharton's Ashley Swanson shows that preferred pharmacy networks result in a 1%...

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How States Can Help Police Mortgage-lending Practices

A legal mechanism called judicial foreclosure can help states fill the policy gap left by the...

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How Monetary Policy Affects the Financial System, Asset Prices and the Economy

Recent research from Wharton’s Itamar Drechsler examines bank deposits as a form of monetary policy.

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How Feelings and Friendship Factor Into Startup Success (and Failure)

A new study from Wharton and City University of London looks at the roles that feelings and...

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Internal Control Audits: Why an SEC Proposal Could Hurt More Than It Helps

The SEC has proposed exempting smaller firms from independent audits to verify internal controls....

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How Can Hospitals Best Manage the Uneven Flow of Patients?

Wharton's Hummy Song examines the common hospital practice of capacity pooling and whether it’s...

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Can Artificial Intelligence Help Answer HR’s Toughest Questions?

New research from Wharton's Peter Cappelli and Prasanna Tambe points out the promise and pitfalls...

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Can the ‘Supercharged’ Consumer Save Retail?

Digital retailers can reap significant financial benefits from opening physical stores, according...

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How Can Data Analytics Drive Innovation?

New Wharton research examines whether decentralized or centralized organizations are better at...

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The Dangers of Vaping: Making the Case for Tighter Regulation

New research from Penn Medicine shows that just one instance of non-nicotine vaping stresses...

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How Restricting Skilled Immigration Could Spur Offshoring

When American companies were restricted from offering H1-B visas for highly skilled foreign...

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Why More Working Families Are Turning to Public Health Insurance

The spiraling cost of health care is pushing more working families with employer-sponsored...

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Mindfulness at Work: A Little Bit Goes a Long Way

Just a few minutes of mindfulness each day makes employees more helpful and productive, according...

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How High Performers Can Boost Overall Team Productivity

New Wharton research finds that productivity increases when strong restaurant servers are paired...

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Why Good People Still Can’t Find Jobs

If employers are grumbling that they can’t find qualified applicants for vacancies, they only...

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